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The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, December 30
Salt Lake City
7:00 PM MT
University of Utah
71
vs
57
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Utah Downs Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 71-57
12/30/1999 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 1999
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Hanno Mottola scored 23 points and Alex Jensen had 18 as No. 21 Utah beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 71-57 Thursday night.
Utah won its eighth straight game and ran its home winning streak to 44 games, second in the nation to Murray State's 46.
UW-Milwaukee (6-5) opened the second half with a 3-pointer by Jason Frederick to draw within 40-34, but the Utes (10-2) scored the next 14 points.
The Panthers had trouble executing their swing offense against the Utes' defensive pressure and remained scoreless for 5:30 during Utah's game-breaking run. Mottola made four shots during the spurt that gave Utah a 54-34 lead.
The undersized Panthers, who were an average of three inches shorter at every position, relied on outside jumpers but were just 8-of-28 from 3-point range.
Ronnie Jones led UWM with 15 points and Chad Angeli added 11.
The senior forward tandem of Mottola and Jensen took advantage of the size discrepancy to go 17-of-26 from the field. It was Mottola's third straight game scoring at least 23 points.
Utah shot 61 percent and led by as many as 25 points before Mottola and Jensen went to the bench. UWM scored the last 11 points of the game.
The Panthers led 18-15 midway through the first half but the Utes went on a 9-2 run that spanned the next 3:28. Adam Sharp's fast-break layup gave Utah a 24-19 lead.
Jensen scored 14 points in the first half and Utah led 40-31 at halftime.
The Panthers had eight field goals in the opening half but went 12-of-17 from the foul line to keep within striking distance.
UW-Milwaukee played its second Top 25 team in four days as the Panthers lost to 93-60 to No. 3 Cincinnati on Monday.
Utah finished the six-year series with UW-Milwaukee with a 6-0 mark.
Utes coach Rick Majerus scheduled the games so his team could play in front of his hometown family and friends in Milwaukee.
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